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Issue Details

Issue #154
Published January 1964
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "It's an idea I got from watching those teen-age TV programs"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily; Geraldine Grundy
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Samm Schwartz
Letters Samm Schwartz

6 page Archie story "The Egyptian"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis In ancient Egypt, the lovely peasant girl Bettapeni warns her beloved Captain of the guards Archie Runatdames of a plot to poison the Pharaoh, cooked up by the evil Grand Vizier Reggieptimen and the Queen's handmaiden Veronicapet.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp
Notes A takeoff on the ancient Egypt craze sparked by the then-recent movie "Cleopatra."

1 page Betty cartoon "Betty's Christmas Card"

Characters Betty Cooper
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick

1 page Veronica cartoon "Veronica's Christmas Card"

Characters Veronica Lodge
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick

4 page Archie story "Neckless Driving"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis Archie installs power windows in his father's car, and Mr. Weatherbee gets his neck stuck in one of them when it gets stalled.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp

Half page Veronica filler "Say It With Flowers"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis Veronica gets a thank-you wreath.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick

Half page Betty filler "Holiday Confusion"

Characters Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Betty's been Christmas shopping.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick

Half page Betty filler "Lose Snooze"

Characters Betty Cooper
Synopsis Betty insists the Riverdale team still has a chance.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick

Half page Betty and Veronica filler "Dapper Date"

Characters Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis Big Ethel says her blind date wasn't as ugly as Betty describes him.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Notes Dan DeCarlo uses a different design for Big Ethel than the design (by Samm Schwartz) that eventually became the standard.

5 page Li'l Jinx story "Fancy Footwork"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis Li'l Jinx doesn't want to replace her old white sneakers with new blue ones.
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Josie story "Next In Line"

Characters Josie; Mr. Jones; Pepper
Synopsis After her father insinuates that she's a slob because of her constantly messy room, Josie tries to figure out why she can't help being sloppy.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Victor Gorelick